| has gloss | (noun) an opening deliberately made in or through something
hole |
| lexicalization | eng: hole |
| subclass of | (noun) a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"
opening |
| has subclass | (noun) a hole that allows the passage of air
air hole |
| has subclass | (noun) a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached
armhole |
| has subclass | (noun) a hole in a barrel or cask; used to fill or empty it
bunghole |
| has subclass | (noun) a hole through which buttons are pushed
button hole, buttonhole |
| has subclass | (noun) a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface
countersink |
| has subclass | (noun) the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green; "he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away"; "put the flag back in the cup"
cup |
| has subclass | (noun) a hole (as in a helmet) for sound to reach the ears
ear hole |
| has subclass | (noun) a small hole or loop (as in a needle); "the thread wouldn't go through the eye"
eye |
| has subclass | (noun) a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar
eyehole, eyelet |
| has subclass | (noun) a hole for inserting a finger
finger hole |
| has subclass | (noun) one of a series of holes in a woodwind instrument; pitch changes when a finger covers it
finger hole |
| has subclass | (noun) the hole that an anchor rope passes through
hawsehole, hawse, hawsepipe |
| has subclass | (noun) the hole where a key is inserted
keyhole |
| has subclass | (noun) a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons
loophole |
| has subclass | (noun) hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb without going out on the shrouds
lubber's hole |
| has subclass | (noun) a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure
manhole |
| has subclass | (noun) a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
mortise, mortice |
| has subclass | (noun) a hole (as in a ski mask) for the mouth
mouth hole |
| has subclass | (noun) a hole left after a nail is removed
nail hole |
| has subclass | (noun) a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep
spyhole, peephole, eyehole |
| has subclass | (noun) a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place
perforation |
| has subclass | (noun) a hole into which a plug fits (especially a hole where water drains away)
plughole |
| has subclass | (noun) a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post
posthole, post hole |
| has subclass | (noun) a small hole made by a sharp object
puncture |
| has subclass | (noun) a hole in a soundboard (as of a violin) designed to resonate with the tones
sound hole |
| has subclass | (noun) the hole in a woodwind that is closed and opened with the thumb
thumbhole |
| has subclass | (noun) a hole for the escape of gas or air
vent, vent-hole, venthole, blowhole |